"Roar" the Pride of Zoo Atlanta This Saturday

Feeling dangerous? Walk on the wild side with Contraband Cinema and Zoo Atlanta this weekend with Saturday night's screening of "Roar"! This 1981 drama left 70 cast and crew injured in production by lions, cheetahs, elephants, and more. Don't miss your only chance to see this limited reissue in Atlanta just feet from your furry neighbors. 

Watch the trailer for the film that took ten years, $17 million, and numerous stitches to make:

Saturday, September 26th, arrive at 7PM before "Roar" begins at 8PM. You'll need time to park and to experience Zoo Atlanta's live animal encounter! Tickets are $15; ATLFF Members enjoy 20% off. In addition to the screening and—need we repeat—live animal encounters, there will be a bar and refreshments! Not a member yet? We can fix that.

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Contraband Cinema Brings "Roar" to Zoo Atlanta!

Contraband Cinema and The Atlanta Film Festival are wild about this one. "Roar" is the 1981 drama that left 70 cast and crew injured in production by lions, cheetahs, elephants, and more. Atlanta can see it for one night only, and we're bringing it to Zoo Atlanta! Get acquainted with the World of Wild Theater and watch the most extreme movie no one's seen!

Saturday, September 26th, arrive at 7PM because "Roar" starts at 8PM and you'll need time to park and to experience Zoo Atlanta's live animal encounter! Tickets are $15; ATLFF Members enjoy 20% off. In addition to the screening and—need we repeat—animal encounters, there will be a bar and refreshments! Not a member yet? We can fix that.

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Want two free tickets? You have until 11:59PM on Friday, September 18th to enter Contraband's caption contest! 

This Friday night, check out Contraband's salute to Zbigniew Rybczynski

Come for a collection of experimental short films by Zbigniew Rybczynski, hot dogs, popcorn, beverages, and Contraband contraband!
$5 suggested donation.

Ambient + Studio, Friday August 15th 7pm

Pre-show at 7pm.
Feature presentation at 8pm.

Zbigniew Rybczynski is a Polish cinematographer, experimental filmmaker and inventor. Having received multiple awards, including MTV video awards and the first Emmy for an HD production, Rybczynski was also the first Polish filmmaker to receive an Oscar for his film "Tango". Aside from being a pioneer in the HD format, Rybczynski holds several patents for Chroma key software and motion control technology. His innovative short films of the 70's and his creative music videos of the 80's laid the groundwork for directors such as Darren Aronfsky, Gaspar Noé, Michel Gondry and many others. Rybczynski's work represents a rare and crucial link in the history of experimental filmmaking.

"MEDIA"

Zbigniew Rybczynski's "Media" is the first volume, in a three volume DVD series, showcasing the work of this internationally respected Polish filmmaker. Volume One covers Mr. Rybczynski's early years, between 1972 and 1978, creating animated films within the Polish studio system.

"Media" consists of ten short films, with durations ranging between 1':35" and 10':27". All were created utilizing a conventional film camera in conjunction with an animation stand. The use of the animation stand permits the filmmaker to subject his exposed film to a wide variety of post-production treatments, including: frame-by-frame time alterations, the spatial arrangement of many different image sources into one frame, colorization processing by the hand-painting of individual frames and by the application of moving mattes of various shapes to frame sequences, pixelization techniques, and image compositing through the use of traveling mattes.

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Flashback to 1979 Atlanta with Contraband Cinema's "The Visitor" event this weekend!

Contraband Cinema is proud to present a two-night event devoted to the film Mondo Digital calls 'the Mount Everest of insane ‘70s Italian movies'—"The Visitor." Filmed in Atlanta in 1979, this overlooked cult classic serves as a time capsule of our beloved city by capturing iconic mainstays such as the Omni Hotel, 11 Alive and CNN Center.

Welcome to the weird world of "The Visitor," a bizarre genre mash-up that has continued to leave audiences scratching their heads for over 30 years. Drafthouse Films have blindsided cinema fans by re-releasing a lovingly restored and uncut version of this obscure and fascinating 70s gem.

Attempting to describe the plot of the film is a delightful challenge.

Is it a science fiction version of The Bad Seed?

The Omen meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind?

You be the judge!

It stars an impressive line-up of cult movie personalities that range from Lance Henrikson ("Aliens"), Franco Nero ("Django") and Joanne Nail ("Switchblade Sisters") to classic movie legends Glenn Ford ("Gilda"), director John Huston ("The Maltese Falcon"), Shelley Winters ("The Poseidon Adventure") and Sam Peckinpah (director of "The Wild Bunch").

On Friday, July 11th, Contraband Cinema in conjunction with Eyedrum will host a one-of-a-kind art exhibition that will feature new and original pieces based on this unique film by a variety of local artists.

The following evening, Saturday, July 12th, will be a screening of "The Visitor" with special guest, actress Paige Conner, who starred as the evil Katy Collins, a performance that has to be seen to be believed!

Tickets are only $7 at the door! Eyedum is located at 115 Martin Luther King Jr Dr SW #225 Atlanta, GA 30303.

Don't miss the Women with Knives - Handcrafted Film Tour this Friday!

Presented by Contraband Cinema, experimental animators Kelly Gallagher, Lauren Cook and Charlotte Taylor take to the road with their handcrafted films, bringing their award winning works across the east coast. The lineup features short experimental animation on 16mm & video, and includes no less that two films in 3D!

It all takes place Friday, June 13th at 8 PM at MINT Gallery (636 N. Highland Ave. NE).

Suggested donation of $5, please!